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Orangeburg Stockyards Market Report

Orangeburg, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 318 378
Feeder cattle 118 231 181
Slaughter cattle 50 47 96
Replacement cattle 10 5 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 255.00 $255.00 $561 —
285 fancy 285 1 230.00 $230.00 $656 —
310–340 325 2 200.00–202.50 $201.31 $654 +3.81
342 value added 342 2 255.00 $255.00 $872 —
346 fancy 346 3 250.00 $250.00 $865 —
360 360 1 195.00 $195.00 $702 —
370 fancy 370 3 240.00 $240.00 $888 —
390 value added 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
462 fancy 462 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,086 —
487 value added 487 6 202.50 $202.50 $986 —
505 value added 505 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,197 +2.00
517 fancy 517 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,215 —
608 value added 608 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,259 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 170.00 $170.00 $403 —
280 280 2 180.00–195.00 $187.50 $525 +2.28
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 +6.73
360 360 1 190.00 $190.00 $684 +15.00
405 405 1 191.00 $191.00 $774 —
445 value added 445 1 190.00 $190.00 $846 —
560 560 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,058 —
595 value added 595 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
774 value added 774 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 145.00 $145.00 $319 —
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —
545 545 1 174.00 $174.00 $948 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 145.00 $145.00 $319 —
265–280 273 3 145.00–165.00 $153.51 $419 —
375–395 385 2 142.50–145.00 $143.78 $554 -1.22
415 415 1 147.50 $147.50 $612 +12.50
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 +20.00
500 500 1 138.00 $138.00 $690 +10.44
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 +15.00
732 732 4 115.00 $115.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 175.00 $175.00 $682 —
415–440 436 7 170.00–187.50 $179.62 $783 +18.74
502 502 2 172.50 $172.50 $866 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–276 276 5 150.00–157.50 $156.00 $431 —
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 —
650 650 3 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 70.00 $70.00 $500 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 47.00 $47.00 $352 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–435 416 —— 6 200.00–212.50 $210.32 $875 —
485 485 —— 2 200.00 $200.00 $970 -10.00
750–1435 978 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 90.00–105.00 $96.24 $941 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 125.00–155.00 $139.44 $660 -0.56
500 value added 500 3 157.50 $157.50 $788 —
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 +10.00
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 —— 1 190.00 $190.00 $770 +23.36
490 490 —— 1 185.00 $185.00 $906 +20.00
610 610 —— 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,061 —
840–1070 955 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 79.00–90.00 $83.84 $801 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 45.00 $45.00 $176 —
490 490 1 72.00 $72.00 $353 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1275 995 85-90% 11 60.00–82.00 $72.32 $720 —
995–1415 1146 85-90% 6 82.00–90.00 $85.87 $984 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1870 1230 80-85% 7 90.00–102.50 $94.01 $1,156 —
1010–1460 1276 80-85% 6 80.00–89.00 $85.83 $1,095 -6.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,668 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 78.00 $78.00 $998 —
1750 1750 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,715 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
142–195 166 9 75.00–120.00 $99.39 $165 +79.39
200–275 249 8 62.50–77.50 $70.92 $177 —
375 375 1 40.00 $40.00 $150 -20.00
400 400 1 42.00 $42.00 $168 —
470–475 473 2 40.00–47.00 $43.48 $206 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 +50.00
125 125 1 120.00 $120.00 -20.00
175 175 1 150.00 $150.00 -150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–885 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 80.00 $80.00 -10.00
50 50 2 90.00 $90.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 120.00 $120.00 -30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
78 78 2 70.00 $70.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.